Tuesday, May 19, 2009

If it looks like a kite...

...doesn't mean it will behave like a kite. Last Saturday we were planning to have a lemonade stand in our front yard. Our neighbors down the street were having garage sales and so we thought we might have a bit more traffic. However, the day turned out chilly and VERY windy. Since our other alternative was a hot chocolate stand (that's May in Minnesota for you!) and we didn't have hot chocolate or styrofoam cups, we decided (ok, I decided) it would be a good idea to make a kite and attempt to fly it. I thought, "How hard could it be to build a kite?" Really, the question SHOULD have been, "How hard is it to build a kite that actually FLIES?" The answer...well, see for yourself...
























Since the kite didn't fly very well (this was probably our most successful attempt!)...













...the girls found other more interesting uses for my little creation!

























Oh well, it was better than chasing plastic cups all over the front yard!

1 comment:

Miss Mommy said...

Good grief your kids are cute!!! That Micah is amazing- can't believe he'll "read" for so long. That's a great book.